Intrauterine Device (IUD) Placement at the Time of Cesarean Section

(Principal Investigator left the University of Kentucky before enrollment could begin.)

Sponsor:

University of Kentucky

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00986089

First Posted: September 29, 2009

Last Update Posted: December 22, 2016

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Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 40 Years (Adult)

Sexes Eligible for Study:

Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Sampling Method:

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

pregnant women ages 18-40 who are undergoing a scheduled cesarean section, or women who are attempting to VBAC and want an IUD post partum will be eligible.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Desire an IUD post-partum and are willing to use the copper IUD.

They will also need to be patients at one of our OBGYN clinics at the university of Kentucky.

Exclusion Criteria:

Post-partum hemorrhage,

Chorioamnionitis (or a fever >101 at the time of cesarean),

Women on antibiotic or immunosuppressive therapies,

Cervical dilation > 5 cm at the time of c-section, OR

Excessive intraoperative blood loss.

Also women with contraindications to a copper IUD: Wilson's disease, unusual uterine shape or known uterine anomaly.